Compassion. Commitment. Calling.
SSM Health is a healing ministry — an integrated Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving communities across the Midwest in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Rewarding opportunities are available for surgeons across a broad range of specialties, including general surgery, colorectal, minimally invasive/robotic, surgical oncology, acute care, trauma, vascular, cardiothoracic, hepatobiliary, transplant, and pediatric surgery.
Here, surgeons embrace their medical calling and find their professional home within our healing ministry. With devotion to being present in pivotal moments of patient care, a commitment to healing the whole person, and a dedication to improving outcomes through innovation and teamwork, they embody the shared Mission of SSM Health: Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God.
Presence. Power. Purpose.
Become the architect of your surgical career at SSM Health. You will receive unparalleled support, integrated technology, and resources to help you thrive and develop services that our communities need — from high-acuity tertiary centers to community-based hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
We aim to support you in exploring these opportunities as you settle into your home, advance your career, and thrive personally. Whether your passion lies in complex oncologic resections, advanced laparoscopic and robotic procedures, trauma and acute care surgery, or pediatric subspecialties, you’ll find a practice setting that uplifts your spirit and enhances your quality of life.
- An extensive system that offers Surgeons a robust referral network and diverse practice settings — including community hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and large tertiary/teaching hospitals.
- State-of-the-art operating rooms with advanced anesthesia, imaging, and visualization platforms; access to minimally invasive and robotic technologies (e.g., laparoscopic, thoracoscopic, and robotic-assisted systems).
- Modern perioperative services and enhanced recovery pathways (ERAS) to improve patient outcomes and experience.
- Ability to practice with autonomy and incorporate subspecialty interests (e.g., colorectal, endocrine, breast, hepatobiliary, vascular, trauma/critical care, pediatric, surgical oncology, transplant, cardiothoracic).
- Integrated clinical informatics and workflow: Epic across the system, evidence-based protocols, and multidisciplinary care teams.
- Opportunities for academic engagement, leadership, teaching, and quality improvement across the enterprise.
- Generous total compensation packages that include sign-on bonuses and income guarantees.
- Student loan repayment.
- Comprehensive health, malpractice, and life benefits.
- Enhanced benefits such as maternity leave and flexible scheduling to support work/life balance.
In the Presence of Good Company
SSM Health has more than 13,900+ providers working together, united by our Mission, to pursue better medicine with hope, healing and exceptional care. It’s this shared Mission that brings our physicians closer together. Physicians build strong relationships and bonds here that expand throughout the system and outside of work as well.
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